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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780602303321

Autore

Kaltman Blaine

Titolo

Under the heel of the dragon [[electronic resource] ] : Islam, racism, crime, and the Uighur in China / / Blaine Kaltman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Athens, : Ohio University Press, c2007

ISBN

0-89680-482-8

0-89680-454-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Collana

Ohio University research in international studies. Global and comparative studies series ; ; no. 7

Disciplina

305.89/4323051

Soggetti

Uighur (Turkic people) - China

Muslims - China

Freedom of religion - China

China Ethnic relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-144) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Uighur ethnic enclaves -- Cultural marginalization and institutionalization of blocked Uighur mobility -- Han-Uighur relations -- Migration: overcoming blocked mobility -- Living under the heel of the dragon.

Sommario/riassunto

The Turkic Muslims known as the Uighur have long faced social and economic disadvantages in China because of their minority status. Under the Heel of the Dragon: Islam, Racism, Crime, and the Uighur in China offers a unique insight into current conflicts resulting from the rise of Islamic fundamentalism and the Chinese government's oppression of religious minorities, issues that have heightened the degree of polarization between the Uighur and the dominant Chinese ethnic group, the Han.  Author Blaine Kaltman's study is based on in-depth interviews that he conducted in Chinese without the aid